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But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. — read the full passage →

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Do all things without murmurings and disputings: — read the full passage →

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. — read the full passage →

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, — read the full passage →

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? — read the full passage →

Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? — read the full passage →

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) — read the full passage →

For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: — read the full passage →

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; — read the full passage →

Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;

Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. — read the full passage →

For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you: — read the full passage →

Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; — read the full passage →

And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. — read the full passage →

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, — read the full passage →

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: — read the full passage →

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it? — read the full passage →